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Step one: Tech Sgt. Ronnie Graham, a turboprop craftsman with the 403rd Maintenance Squadron, preps the inside of a rubber sleeve with acetone 11 Feb in the Roberts Consolidated Maintenance Facility at Keesler Air Force Base.. The rubber sleeve fits onto the leading edge of a propeller of a C-130J aircraft during a replacement procedure. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Brian Lamar)

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Step Two: Tech Sgt. Ronnie Graham, a turboprop craftsman with the 403rd Maintenance Squadron, applies a specialized adhesive to the propeller 11 Feb in the Roberts Consolidated Maintenance Facility at Keesler Air Force Base. The adhesive will be used to fasten a rubber sleeve fits onto the leading edge of a propeller of a C-130J aircraft during a replacement procedure. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Brian Lamar)

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Step Three: Tech Sgt. Ronnie Graham, a turboprop craftsman with the 403rd Maintenance Squadron, carefully attaches a rubber sleeve to a C-130Jpropeller 11 Feb in the Roberts Consolidated Maintenance Facility at Keesler Air Force Base. The rubber sleeve fits onto the leading edge of a propeller of a C-130J aircraft and provides protection and anti icing capabilities. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Brian Lamar)

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Step Four: Tech Sgt. Ronnie Graham, a turboprop craftsman with the 403rd Maintenance Squadron, rolls out any creases or bubbles in the rubber sleeve after attaching it to a C-130Jpropeller 11 Feb in the Roberts Consolidated Maintenance Facility at Keesler Air Force Base. The rubber sleeve fits onto the leading edge of a propeller of a C-130J aircraft and provides protection and anti icing capabilities. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Brian Lamar)

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403rd turboprop craftsman changes de-icing boot

Published Feb. 20, 2015

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